Introduction Broadcom has issued a new VMware Security Advisory, VMSA-2025-0005, disclosing a flaw in VMware Tools for Windows. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22230, allows local attackers to bypass authentication controls and execute privileged operations from a non-admin account inside the guest OS. Important to note: This vulnerability does not appear to affect the ESXi hypervisor, vCenter Server, or any other virtual machines running in the same environment. Base
